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Tag: General Data Protection Regulation
What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include?
In the constant David-and-Goliath struggle between digital privacy advocates and corporate privacy invaders, the question of how to legally protect Americans…
The top six takeaways for corporate data privacy compliance
For nearly two months, Malwarebytes Labs led readers on a journey through data privacy laws around the world, exploring the nuances…
What is personal information? Or personally identifiable information? In legal terms, it depends
In early March, cybersecurity professionals around the world filled the San Francisco Moscone Convention Center’s sprawling exhibition halls to discuss and…
The global data privacy roadmap: a question of risk
For most businesses, complying with US data privacy laws follows a somewhat linear, albeit lengthy, path. Set up a privacy policy,…
US Congress proposes comprehensive federal data privacy legislation—finally
The United States might be the only country of its size—both in economy and population—to lack a comprehensive data privacy law…
The not-so-definitive guide to cybersecurity and data privacy laws
US cybersecurity and data privacy laws are, to put it lightly, a mess. Years of piecemeal legislation, Supreme Court decisions, and…
Max Schrems: lawyer, regulator, international man of privacy
Almost one decade ago, disparate efforts began in the European Union to change the way the world thinks about online privacy….
GDPR causes a flood of new policies
The European Union claims that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes to term on May 25, is the most…
Building an incident response program: creating the framework
In part one of our series, our overview of Building an incident response plan, we discussed what regulations organizations will need…